VSO Software
has just come out with Version 2.0 of PhotoDVD and
has graciously given us access toa
copy (actually, anyone can have a copy simply go to their
website and download a free trial version of anyone of
their products).Here
is our review.
About PhotoDVD:
VSO PhotoDVD takes
your digital pictures and animates them to create a compatible
DVD movie.You can add multiple soundtracks and comments
as DVD Subtitles to accompany your pictures.This
software is one of the simplest of its kind on the market
with all the animation factors taken care of for you.The engine responsible for this analyzes the picture’s
size and orientation to automatically create a movie
with cool fade, zoom, and pan effects.
Key features found in VSO PhotoDVD:
ØDigital
pictures in JPG / GIF / BMP / ANI / PCX / EMF / WMF formats
and more
ØSmart
auto animation engine - adapts to the characteristics of
the pictures ( landscape or portrait ) and Ken Burn effects
( animated pan and zoom)
ØFocal
points for each picture (highlighted by zoom techniques)
ØBasic
picture edition (rotation, Black and White, etc.)
ØMultiple
tracks available for subtitles (multiple languages compliant
) e.g : to create a fun and a normal comment track
ØMultiple
tracks also available for audio soundtracks to accompany
slideshow
ØFull
Screen (4:3) and Widescreen (16:9) support
ØOption
for both PAL/NTSC formats
ØDVD
output on DVD+/-(R)W media and double layer
ØUniversal
DVD writing engine incorporated into software
ØFast
and quality MPEG2 encoder
ØAvailable in 15 languages (English,
French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese etc…)
PhotoDVD is
compatible with Windows 98/Me/2000/XP/.NET and also compatible
with all DVD Writers and players.
PhotoDVD can
be purchased online for €19.99 (approx $24.99 USD).
Obtaining and installing PhotoDVD
To obtain
a version of this software either after purchasing or for
a trial period Click Here.Find PhotoDVD and
click on “download now”.
The steps
to install the software are quite simple: first select
the language of installation then click “Next” following
each choice made, then select file for installation (if
you do not want to use the one already proposed), decide
whether you want the installation process to set up desktop
icons, and then click install.
After this
process of a couple of seconds, click the button “Finish” on
this screen completes the installation process.
If you have
bought the software online, a license key will have been
sent to your email address.This
key can be manually copied into the program by clicking
on “Register Software” (an option that will
pop up when opening software among the other choices of “Buy
Software” and “Use Trail Version”).These
steps are impressively fast and easy to do.
